I'm planning on laying my own patio and have put down roughly 150mm of MOT on top of the soil. After compacting this I intend to lay 20mm...
Hi all, I have recently been quoted £600 for labour for a patio that measures 17m. That's just labour, then on top I have £220 for waste removal,...
Hello Could you let me know the cost per sqm or total cost of the following job, Ive had varying quotes. No excavation required. Base required (...
Quotes can be so far apart I struggle to tell the expected difference in final product. A 13 sqm sandstone patio in London (£400 slabs) Brick...
Hello, Ive been told to use a mix containing Portland cement and not builders cement to lay Porcelain tiles for my patio. What cement product...
Hi All Like to think of myself as a fairly competent DIY'er but seem to be getting various advice for what I thought was a simple question. I...
Hi, We have a garden that slopes away from the house. The patio is very old and so looking to replace it. Currently it is about 5-6 bricks...
hello, ive basically got a manhole cover that is 670x520 at the moment and im looking at laying a new patio that will go over this so I need to...
Hi, After washing my patio down the other day, I've noticed staining on some of the joints. Most of the joints are fine but there's patches that...
Hi all I purchased some 10mm porcelain tile for indoor. The shop said I can use them outdoor too and we wanted the indoor/outdoor look. They are...
I've got 95mm posts but ScrewFix only got 100mm post shoe which can be seen below....
Hi all, got a couple of questions here regarding patio/driveway channel drains. I'm planning on fitting Atco type channel drainage to a patio...
Quick question to any paving experts out there. I have laid a new sandstone slab patio on a semi dry mix of sand and cement (6:1). I used the...
Hi all. I am planning to lay the front of my house to patio but want to make sure it is done right and not going to cause damage to the house or...
I have no idea on this stuff and got a landscaper to do the work. Unfortunately I was away for 5 days and I feel dubious about the work that's...
Hi all, Do I need planning permission for this... My rear garden slopes away from the house. I have a small patio extending about 2m from the...
I have just finished laying my new patio using Indian limestone but have not yet don't the pointing. However I have noticed that 3 or 4 of the...
Hi All I am laying a patio and have installed some clark channel drainage (8m in total). Q1 My first problem is the channel although installed...
Hi. Hope someone can give me some advice. I've recently had a concrete floor laid in my garden so that I can put a log cabin on there. The...
Hi, I am looking for some advice. I am about to lay approx. 70+square metres of patio in natural stone, and due to the size I like the idea of...
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